How Do You Make Money With doTERRA?

doTERRA’s business opportunity is basically an MLM program. That means, to make money, you’ll have to pay a recurring fee (usually monthly), purchase some sort of product (in this case, it would be their oils), and get other people to do the same.

Every person you recruit, they become a part of what MLMers call the downline. Which essentially is the people under you in your small part of the MLM pyramid.

You can also get a percentage of everything your recruits make. Do you know what I mean? It’s like this:

Your Downline:

Recruit #1 – 50 percent commission

Their recruits – 25 percent commission

Their recruits’ recruits – 15 percent commission

And so on…(repeat 5x)

…

Recruit #2 – 50 percent commission

Their recruits – 25 percent commission

Their recruits’ recruits – 15 percent commission

And so on…(repeat 5x)

…

Recruit #3 – 50 percent commission

Their recruits – 25 percent commission

Their recruits’ recruits – 15 percent commission

And so on…(repeat 5x)

You get it, right?

Sometimes, you can get a percentage of everything in your downline for 10 levels. Sometimes less, sometimes more.

To achieve that, you would have to work hard at teaching your downline how to build their own downlines. And that’s freaking tough.

My Personal doTERRA Review and Experience

So, before joining, you have to choose between Wholesale Customer and Wellness Advocate.

Wholesale Customer is just for people who only want the oils and not make money. That’s not what you want.

Wellness Advocate is the one you’d be after. This is where the business opportunity is. Oh, and you also get the essential oils because all MLM programs need a real product otherwise, they’d be just an over-obvious pyramid or Ponzi scheme.

So anyway, after you choose your option you’ll be directed to the account application page.

They ask you for all the essential stuff here. Name, email, home address, and account details. They also ask for other things. Tax ID.

When I saw that, I was like, OK. That must mean they make their money legit.

Then I saw the word, sponsor. And I was like, OH right! MLM.

With MLMs, you need to have a sponsor. Otherwise, you won’t be able to join in. That’s how they get you under the invisible MLM pyramid.

So, I looked for one. I searched all over Google with about a dozen search terms. Most people were either saying to stay away from doTERRA or recommending another “opportunity.’

Why Couldn’t I Find a Sponsor?

There’s a reason, right?

Actually, there might be 2. Here’s why:

i. No one was promoting it online. So it must be a scam.

Perhaps. But, there were a few who said doTERRA was pretty good. However, they had their other thing they were in and were promoting.

No. It’s not like going out in public and bugging random people or passing out flyers.

It’s more like inviting family members and friends over to your place for a meeting where you give them a presentation. It usually involves a lot of hype about making enough money to live your wildest dreams. Some shit like that.

So yeah. That’s it.

How do the experts become so successful?

The pros are awesome at recruiting people. They can get hundreds of people in their downlines like that. (Note to Self: Obviously. They wouldn’t be considered pros if they didn’t. Dumbass!)

Most of them never need to hold “special meetings” in their living rooms. They’ve already built and nurtured their online audience through their blogs and/or email lists.

When you have that, all you basically need to do is send one email and BAM. Hundreds of people into your downline.

Then they’re pretty much set for as long the MLM program stays active because you get a percentage of everyone’s money in your downline for an x amount of levels.

So yeah. They know what it is.

You, on the other hand. Most people are lucky to get a few, if any.

The Verdict is in…

Some would MLM programs are basically all scams. Or at least they’re right at the borderline.

I used to think of the same thing. But MLM would’ve been illegalized a long time ago.

With doTERRA, I don’t think they’re really a scam. Borderline? Maybe. But they do have a pretty good product in their essential oil thing.

Here’s What I Recommend

Before we move on to what I’m about to say, I’ll say one more thing:

If you think you a) will love their natural living products, and b) can get dozens (or even hundreds) of people in your downline, then by all means, go for it. Good luck. But that shit is pretty tough.

If you’re willing to go after something more doable, then read this:

In 2014, I finally got into serious mode about my online business. That’s when I started my first legit website with legit content.

It took me a few months to make my first real sale because I still had some of those “how can I make quick money” thoughts left in me.

But I did it. A bunch of times. On a few different sites. This site is already my 5th one. And I’ll probably make a lot more money-making websites in the near future.

This site is already my 5th one. And I’ll probably make a lot more money-making websites in the near future.

Julian has been in the online game for over 2 years. He’s built many blogs, most of which were fails. This is not one of those fails. I Wanna Make Money is where he helps newbies earn money. So if you fall into that category, we highly recommend you stick around and join our mailing list.

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